]]>Hollywood.con is a farcical, fast paced, brightly colored and clean cut old-school action comedy that relies on its well seasoned ensemble cast for big genuine slapstick laughs without the cheap shock or gross out factors that many modern comedies lean heavily upon, giving the film a distinctively refreshing original tone.

The exciting collaborative effort from father (Ben Boorem) daughter (Mika Boorem) production team embraces a new and unconventional approach to independent filmmaking:

An intention of producing a film that looks and feels as though it was made in affiliation with a major production house or studio but on a very concise budget.

The tone of the film is a resoundingly original Hollywood style mocumentary send-up, set both in Los Angeles and internationally on location in the jungles of South America. It’s multilingual with an international appeal in the massive Latin film markets and its wholesome-enough Hollywood depiction also gives it a wide-ranging demographic domestically. Throughout her incredible professional career spanning two decades, Mika Boorem has starred in major motion pictures,(Blue Crush, Mighty Joe Young, The Patriot, Hearts in Atlantis, The Sleepover) and throughout her many professional accolades, acquired a love, passion and talent for filmmaking. Her unique experience and Hollywood pedigree lent to her vision and creative casting access and choices that include:

Hollywood.con is a fun original title envisioned and created by a first time female director with over twenty tears experience in the film industry offering a new and unique approach to the process of independent production.

]]>http://filmsnobbery.com/hollywood-con-trailer/feed/0First look at Jared Masters’ mannequin movie ‘Agalmatophilia’http://filmsnobbery.com/first-look-at-jared-masters-mannequin-movie-agalmatophilia/
http://filmsnobbery.com/first-look-at-jared-masters-mannequin-movie-agalmatophilia/#respondWed, 08 Aug 2018 17:46:50 +0000http://filmsnobbery.com/?p=19798The official trailer is here! Agalmatophilia (pronounced A-GAL-MATTO-PHILIA, is a paraphilia involving sexual attraction to a statue, doll, mannequin) is the story of Guy Talbot, an isolated workaholic who seeks a secretary to help manage his life and business. He hires his first applicant, Iesha Stayput, who oddly enough appears to be a living, breathing […]

]]>The official trailer is here! Agalmatophilia (pronounced A-GAL-MATTO-PHILIA, is a paraphilia involving sexual attraction to a statue, doll, mannequin) is the story of Guy Talbot, an isolated workaholic who seeks a secretary to help manage his life and business. He hires his first applicant, Iesha Stayput, who oddly enough appears to be a living, breathing mannequin. She aides him in business affairs, slowly but surely, but her professionalism quickly becomes secondary to Guy’s ulterior motives… Complicating matters is his vivacious client, Veronique, who swoons over Guy, perhaps as a curiously, frustrated about his lack of interest in her and obvious growing obsession with his new co-worker, who may or may not be little more than a twisted fantasy, forced into fruition. Can Guy find happiness with a moving, speaking mannequin, or will he finally fall for Veronique, who may have an odd obsession of her own?

Jared Masters stars in his feature film debut in a leading role. Co-starring Brittany Ballantyne as Veronique and the voice of Iesha Stayput, the lovely new secretary Guy Talbot (Jared Masters) hires and falls in love with. He won’t let the fact that she’s a mannequin ruin the future he sees with her. This new dark comedy is an ambitious and controversial experiment in the human psyche. Can a grown man truly love an inanimate semi-lifelike human figure?

Since the dawn of time, man has had much trouble resisting the urge to assimilate and ascertain the opposite sex. Michelangelo, with his hammer he chiseled, “Eros.” Thousands of miles away in the South Pacific, pirates looted their way past Scylla and Charybdis in awe. For perhaps like Michelangelo, she was the only essence of Venus, or, simply the most lovely. Frolic Pictures brings you, the Sultan of Sensationalism: Jared Masters, opening the door, baring it all, exposing (in exquisite detail) the deepest nooks and crannies of his own, personal agalmatophiliac issues.

It will be Masters’ first leading role, in his thirteenth feature film, Agalmatophilia, as the lonely, psychotic desk clerk, Guy Talbot. The debutante director of the film, Brittany Ballantyne, stars as the elusive dream creature, Iesha Stayput, the first and only woman to puncture Guy Talbot’s fantasy. Brittany also plays the role of the effervescent flirt candy, Veronique. If your heart can stand the electric shock: the bruised, brooding illusion of the nouveau cinematic movement. Revolutionized by the pair under the name: ANTI – CINEMA. What is ANTI – CINEMA? Where can I get it? Does it fit in a size seven shoe? Set in the bleak tomorrow’s terror, future-retro-istic, soon becoming plastic civilization. ANTI – CINEMA takes everything you know about motion pictures and throws it off the rooftop onto the boulevard. It will tarnish every silver screen from here to Timbuktu. ANTI – CINEMA, the revelation, the epiphany, the answer to today’s HD, HI-FI, mass exploitation, brain-dead society, is brought to you live from Los Angeles by Hollywood’s only hope, Jared Masters.

Bridging the gap between fantasy and reality, Agalmatophilia, is closing in on the end of production. Expect nothing less from the Prince of Horror Erotica in Agalmatophilia. Raw and punchy. Dryly humorous. Fun and exciting. An exposé on the life of a man with a certain je-ne-sais-quoi-pas, extreme definite taste, and a lust for love. Iesha and Veronique are part of maniac Guy Talbot’s moonstruck love triangle. Explore the possibilities in 2018’s wildest screen wonder Agalmatophilia.

]]>http://filmsnobbery.com/first-look-at-jared-masters-mannequin-movie-agalmatophilia/feed/0DO NOT READ Teaser – A Psychological Horror Thriller Featurehttp://filmsnobbery.com/do-not-read-teaser-a-psychological-horror-thriller-feature/
http://filmsnobbery.com/do-not-read-teaser-a-psychological-horror-thriller-feature/#respondMon, 23 Jul 2018 08:59:45 +0000http://filmsnobbery.com/?p=19794When a psychiatric doctor researches a young girls’ diary to find out why she murdered her entire family, he begins to fall into the same state of insomnia and confusion that led her to lose her mind. (20) Download As PDF

]]>When a psychiatric doctor researches a young girls’ diary to find out why she murdered her entire family, he begins to fall into the same state of insomnia and confusion that led her to lose her mind.

]]>http://filmsnobbery.com/do-not-read-teaser-a-psychological-horror-thriller-feature/feed/0Blockbuster Cinema By The Numbershttp://filmsnobbery.com/blockbuster-cinema-by-the-numbers/
http://filmsnobbery.com/blockbuster-cinema-by-the-numbers/#respondWed, 18 Jul 2018 18:05:48 +0000http://filmsnobbery.com/?p=19784Last year in the United States, 1.2 billion people went to the movies. While there are fewer theaters than 20 years ago, there are more screens, and more movie releases each year. In fact, 6 of the top 10 highest grossing films were released in the last 5 years. And 2 of those, BLACK PANTHER […]

]]>Last year in the United States, 1.2 billion people went to the movies. While there are fewer theaters than 20 years ago, there are more screens, and more movie releases each year. In fact, 6 of the top 10 highest grossing films were released in the last 5 years. And 2 of those, BLACK PANTHER and AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR, came out just this year.

Movie theaters are here to stay, despite the popularity of streaming services. In fact, young adults are the most frequent moviegoers, but also the biggest users of streaming services. Rather than replacing the theater, new technology is simply adding to our media consumption. Soon the same immersive technology used in luxury theaters could be added to your home theater.

Surround sound with up to 64 speakers placed on all four walls of the theater as well as overhead provides an immersive experience. Rather than assigning sounds to specific channels, as with older surround sound, products like Dolby Atmos lets filmmakers pinpoint each sound’s apparent location within the theater, including making sounds pan seamlessly around the auditorium.

The screen is another major factor bringing movie-goers back, and not just because it’s big. Technology which uses dual-laser projections to display brighter scenes with more vivid color provides a million-to-one contrast ratio. This technology actually doubles the brightness of standard screens and allows for the display of more nuanced color, increasing the spectrum of colors the screen is able to display.

Perhaps the most exciting feature of these new technologies for the big screen is their scalability to smaller home theaters. While most home viewers don’t have a 64 speaker surround sound system, the technology is available for home use. Most screens are capable of displaying a wider spectrum of colors than their firmware supports, which Dolby Vision can fix with a simple update. Though this is the expensive option – a home theater costs upward of $10k, while you can take a family of four to a luxury theater once a month for five years for roughly half the cost.

In the tradition of Being John Malkovich and Barton Fink, The Price of Admission is a unique story that is part dramedy and part existential thriller. Harold Sugar’s (Sheen) life is unraveling. He’s a middling playwright amidst a mid-life crisis and failing marriage. His wife, Eliza Sugar (Monaghan), is tired of being second-fiddle to his work, she wants a family. But incapable of functioning in reality, Harold submerges himself in an elaborate play about his life. The only person who understands his plight is his best friend, Alexander Taft (Goldblum), a behavioral psychologist with a mid-life crisis of his own. The blind leading the blind, it doesn’t turn out quite how either envisioned. Blurring the lines between fiction and reality, we follow Harold as he descends into madness – the theatre can be a harsh mistress.

Peter Glanz is directing the film from his own screenplay. The dynamic commercial director also wrote and directed the stylish dramedy The Longest Week starring Jason Bateman and Olivia Wilde as well as the short A Relationship In Four Days which screened at Sundance and Cannes Critics’ Week.

Radiant Films International is handling foreign rights to the project, which was presented to buyers at the Marché du Film in Cannes. Radiant’s acquisitions executive Mike Dougherty introduced the project to the company, with Steinbauer negotiating the rights deal. ICM packaged the film and is handling the U.S. rights.

“The Price of Admission is a brilliant, comedic dive into the mind of a playwright mounting a much anticipated play about his life while that life unravels around him scene by scene. The combination of the incomparable Jeff Goldblum alongside mega talented Michael Sheen and the luminous Michelle Monaghan gives this film its cinematic heartbeat and we could not be more honored to collaborate with this team,” commented producers Neda Armian and Alex Foster.

“Peter is assembling the perfect cast to match his unique creative vision. This type of fresh, innovative storytelling paired with the formidable talents of Michael Sheen, Michelle Monaghan and Jeff Goldblum will be a stand out project in the foreign market,” commented Steinbauer, President and CEO of Radiant Films International.

Jeff Goldblum is a stage, film and television actor. His film credits include: Isle of Dogs, Thor: Ragnarok, Independence Day: Resurgence, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Le Week-End, Adam Resurrected, The Life Aquatic, Igby Goes Down, Jurassic Park, Independence Day, Nashville, The Tall Guy, Annie Hall, The Big Chill and The Fly. On television, his credits include “Will & Grace” and “Portlandia.” Goldblum appeared in the Lincoln Center Theatre’s production of “Domesticated;” “The Pillowman, on Broadway;” the West End’s “The Prisoner of Second Avenue;” and “Speed the Plow,” at the Old Vic Theatre.

Michael Sheen can currently be seen in Douglas MacKinnon’s Good Omens. Sheen has starred in several Academy Award nominated films including Stephen Frears’ The Queen, Ron Howard’s Frost/Nixon and Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris. He also appeared in Thomas Vinterberg’s Far From the Madding Crowd and played the character of “Aro” in The Twilight Saga film series. Sheen received a Golden Globe nomination for his leading role in Showtime’s hit series “Masters of Sex”. Additionally, he can be seen in Tom Ford’s thriller Nocturnal Animals with Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal and alongside Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt in the sci-fi adventurePassengers for Columbia Pictures. The versatile actor also starred opposite Richard Gere in Joseph Cedar’s thriller Norman.

Michelle Monaghan will next be seen starring in Netflix’s drama titled “Messiah,” written by Michael Petroni. Prior, she can most recently be seen on Hulu’s hit show “The Path” with Aaron Paul and Hugh Dancy. Monaghan will next be seen in Christopher McQuarrie’s M:I 6-Mission Impossible opposite Tom Cruise. Monaghan can also be seen be seen opposite Mark Wahlberg in the Peter Berg Film, Patriots Day, about the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing. She was also the lead in the crime-action feature, Sleepless, opposite Jamie Foxx. Monaghan was nominated for an Emmy for her performance on the first season of HBO’s “True Detective” opposite Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson. Monaghan had an extremely successful feature career, starting out with Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Mission Impossible:III. She proceeded to work on big films like Gone Baby Gone, Made of Honor, Made of Honor, Eagle Eye, Due Date, and Source Code among others. Monaghan also starred in the Shawn Christensen film, Sidney Hall, which premiered at Sundance 2017.

Goldblum is repped by Kevin Hussey, Hildy Gottlieb and Brian Mann at ICM Partners & Keith Addis and Mike Abrams at Industry Entertainment. Sheen is repped by ICM and Tammy Rosen of Sanders Armstrong Caserta Management. Monaghan is repped by ICM and Circle of Confusion. Glanz is repped by ICM and Mosaic.

ABOUT RADIANT FILMS INTERNATIONAL:
Founded by industry veteran Mimi Steinbauer, Radiant Films International is an international sales company that acquires and distributes theatrical feature films for the foreign and U.S. markets.

Other Radiant titles include TIFF selection Carrie Pilbystarring Bel Powley (upcoming White Boy Rick, Diary of a Teenage Girl) which was released theatrically in the U.S. by The Orchard on March 31, 2017, the acclaimed Irish comedy Handsome Devil directed by John Butler, starring Fionn O’Shea, Nicholas Galitzine, Moe Dunford, and Andrew Scott, set for a U.S. theatrical release in June 2017 by Breaking Glass, and the upcoming Rita Hayworth With A Hand Grenade starring Elizabeth Banks and breakout Japanese star Yosuke Kubozuka (Silence).

ABOUT ARMIAN PICTURES:

NEDA ARMIAN is a multiple award winning film producer with a varied roster of projects. Her company, Armian Pictures, produces feature films, documentaries, television, digital content and music videos. Prior to forming her company she worked with director Jonathan Demme for 11 years. Select credits include: Rachel Getting Married, The Ballad Of Lefty Brown, Fits And Starts, Jimmy Carter Man From Plains, The Truth About Charlie, Union Square, She’s The Best Thing In It, The Longest Week, Why Stop Now, The Loving Story, The Trivial Pursuits Of Arthur Banks, A Little Closer, Bad Posture, The Betrayal, Right To Return: New Home Movies From The Lower 9th Ward, The Situation, Beah: A Black Woman Speaks. www.armianpictures.com

ABOUT ALEX FOSTER:

A graduate of the Berklee College of Music, Alex began his career in the music industry working in business and legal affairs for Bertelsmann Music Group in NYC. After transitioning to film, he served as Line Producer, Production Manager, and Second Assistant Director on numerous New York based independent films including STARTING OUT IN THE EVENING, LOST REVOLUTION, and DESCENT. After moving to Los Angeles in 2009 and attending the USC School of Cinematic Arts – Peter Stark Producing Program, Alex worked as a Finance & Development Executive at Mandalay Vision, where he Co-Produced Lionsgate’s THE VOICES (2014). Before joining Middleton Media as President of Production, Alex was a VP at Vertigo Entertainment and at the Affleck Middleton Project. Most recently, he Executive Produced the Open Road/Vertigo Entertainment film SLEEPLESS starring Jamie Foxx and Michelle Monaghan.

]]>http://filmsnobbery.com/jeff-goldblum-joins-michael-sheen-and-michelle-monaghan-in-the-dramedy-price-of-admission/feed/0Dark Comedy from Norway “Vidar The Vampire” hits VOD on 06/12http://filmsnobbery.com/dark-comedy-from-norway-vidar-the-vampire-hits-vod-on-06-12/
http://filmsnobbery.com/dark-comedy-from-norway-vidar-the-vampire-hits-vod-on-06-12/#respondFri, 08 Jun 2018 22:47:58 +0000http://filmsnobbery.com/?p=19731“Vidar The Vampire” (Original title: “VampyrVidar”) have lived a long and impressive life on the major film festivals throughout the world for the past year and now hits VOD, courtesy of Dread Central Presents in collaboration with Epic Pictures. Cast and crew: Starring: Thomas Aske Berg, Brigt Skrettingland, Kim Sønderholm, Marit Sanden, Henrik Rafaelsen, Espen […]

]]>“Vidar The Vampire” (Original title: “VampyrVidar”) have lived a long and impressive life on the major film festivals throughout the world for the past year and now hits VOD, courtesy of Dread Central Presents in collaboration with Epic Pictures.

Vidar Haarr is a 33 year old, sexually frustrated bachelor farmer who leads a Christian, monotonous and strenuous working life on his mother’s farmstead in the Western outskirts of Norway. In a desperate attempt to break free from routine, Vidar prays to a higher power to grant him a life without boundaries. Unfortunately, his prayers are heard and Vidar wakes up one evening as the Prince of Darkness in sin city, Stavanger.

]]>http://filmsnobbery.com/dark-comedy-from-norway-vidar-the-vampire-hits-vod-on-06-12/feed/0Leigh Whannell UPGRADEs Rooster Teeth’s Burnie Burnshttp://filmsnobbery.com/leigh-whannell-upgrades-rooster-teeths-burnie-burns/
http://filmsnobbery.com/leigh-whannell-upgrades-rooster-teeths-burnie-burns/#respondFri, 08 Jun 2018 22:44:20 +0000http://filmsnobbery.com/?p=19728Up Your Stuff is a hilarious new short series from Rooster Teeth starring Puppet Burnie, who gets ‘up your stuff’ as he interviews celebrities. In this first episode, Puppet Burnie interviews Leigh Whannell (co-Creator of Saw) about his new feature film UPGRADE, what he loves about America, and oh so much more! Puppet Burnie […]

]]>Up Your Stuff is a hilarious new short series from Rooster Teeth starring Puppet Burnie, who gets ‘up your stuff’ as he interviews celebrities.

In this first episode, Puppet Burnie interviews Leigh Whannell (co-Creator of Saw) about his new feature film UPGRADE, what he loves about America, and oh so much more! Puppet Burnie is weird… Watch it now on Facebook and on Twitter.

Up Your Stuff is available to watch on Rooster Teeth’s streaming service available at RoosterTeeth.com and on Xbox One, Apple TV, iOS and Android apps.

Rooster Teeth is a pioneering media and entertainment company responsible for some of the biggest online series in history, such as the award-winning and longest-running web series, Red vs. Blue. They also produce the globally acclaimed animated series RWBY, the first western anime series to be distributed in Japan; the award-winning Rooster Teeth Podcast; and Immersion, a reality format that brings video game theory to the real world. Rooster Teeth has a massive global footprint of more than 45 million subscribers to its YouTube Network, 5 million unique monthly visitors to its RoosterTeeth.com hub and 3 million registered community members. The company was founded in 2003, and is now a subsidiary of Otter Media, a joint venture between AT&T and The Chernin Group. Discover more at RoosterTeeth.com.

]]>http://filmsnobbery.com/leigh-whannell-upgrades-rooster-teeths-burnie-burns/feed/0SEE-SAW FILMS APPOINTS NICKY EARNSHAW AS HEAD OF PRODUCTION FOR UK FILM AND TV DIVISIONShttp://filmsnobbery.com/see-saw-films-appoints-nicky-earnshaw-as-head-of-production-for-uk-film-and-tv-divisions/
http://filmsnobbery.com/see-saw-films-appoints-nicky-earnshaw-as-head-of-production-for-uk-film-and-tv-divisions/#respondThu, 31 May 2018 20:16:19 +0000http://filmsnobbery.com/?p=19719UK: May 31, 2018: See-Saw Films’ joint Managing Directors Iain Canning and Emile Sherman today announced the appointment of Nicky Earnshaw as Head of Production for their UK film and television divisions. Effective July 9, Earnshaw will be responsible for the production and day to day operations of See-Saw’s expanding film and TV slate developed and produced out […]

]]>UK: May 31, 2018: See-Saw Films’ joint Managing Directors Iain Canning and Emile Sherman today announced the appointment of Nicky Earnshaw as Head of Production for their UK film and television divisions. Effective July 9, Earnshaw will be responsible for the production and day to day operations of See-Saw’s expanding film and TV slate developed and produced out of the UK office. In addition, she will oversee productions greenlit through the recently announced first look deal with New Regency, as part of See-Saw’s increasing presence in the US.

Canning and Sherman said “Nicky is undeniably one of the most experienced and respected production executives in the business with extensive industry knowledge particularly in the UK and excellent relationships with globally renowned filmmakers and talent. We are excited to have her join our team and have no doubt she will be an extraordinary asset to our growing film and television business.”

Earnshaw takes over the role from Amy Jackson who is moving into independent producing. Jackson will continue to collaborate with See-Saw on various projects to be announced shortly. Earnshaw will report to Co-Managing Directors Canning and Sherman and Chief Operating Officer for TV Hakan Kousetta. She will collaborate closely with Head of TV Jamie Laurenson, Head of Commercial Affairs, Film, Simon Gillis, and LA based Vice President, Creative Affairs Negin Salmasi on relevant projects.

Earnshaw commented, “I am thrilled to be joining Iain, Emile and the See-Saw family as they enter their second decade of leading the way in independent film and television production. They are a vibrant and dynamic company with an excellent track record and an exciting upcoming slate. I’m looking forward to immersing myself in projects of all shapes and sizes with brilliant colleagues and talent from around the world.”

Earnshaw joins See-Saw from her role as acting Head of Production at Film4 where she has worked with a mix of debut and established filmmakers from the UK and global film industry. There, she oversaw physical production on titles including Disobedience, Beast, I Am Not a Witch, The Festival and Calm with Horses. “Film4’s commitment to independent filmmakers and emerging talent is unique and it has been a privilege to be part of their culture and community. It is a wonderful place to work and I’ll miss the team and slate enormously,” added Earnshaw.

See-Saw’s current film projects that have been backed by Film4 include the upcoming Widows, directed by Academy Award® winner Steve McQueen, as well as the recently released Mary Magdalene starring Academy Award® nominees Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix and John Cameron Mitchell’s How to Talk to Girls At Parties starring Elle Fanning and Nicole Kidman.

Daniel Battsek, Director of Film4, said “We’re extremely grateful for Nicky’s tireless work, particularly during the last few months while she’s been acting up and leading Film4’s production team. We’re delighted she’s joining such a respected company and one that we have such close ties with. We wish her the very best in her new role.”

Prior to joining Film4 Earnshaw freelanced as a co-producer, line producer and production manager on projects such as Berberian Sound Studio, The Disappearance of Alice Creed, Johnny English Reborn, Cuban Fury and Attack the Block. In 2012 she became head of production for Pinewood Pictures where she supervised a number of films including Belle, Dom Hemingway, Mindhorn and Spooks: The Greater Good.

Earnshaw joins Saw-Saw at a particularly exciting time for the Academy Award-winning production company having recently expanded its UK and Australian operations to include a US office in addition to signing the three-year first look development, financing and production deal with New Regency. See-Saw is producing the upcoming Widows for New Regency to be released by Twentieth Century Fox later in 2018.

The appointment also follows the success of the six-time Academy Award® nominated Lion, starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara. See-Saw is known for producing The King’s Speech which swept up 4 Academy Awards in 2011 including Best Motion Picture of the year, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for Colin Firth and Best Director win for Tom Hooper.

ABOUT SEE-SAW FILMS

Academy Award® winning producers Iain Canning and Emile Sherman founded See-Saw Films in 2008. See-Saw is a UK and Australian company specializing in international Film and Television production.

See-Saw produced six-time Academy Award® nominated Lion, starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara as well as The King’s Speech which swept up four Academy Awards® in 2011 including Best Motion Picture of the Year, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for Colin Firth and a Best Director nod for Tom Hooper.

See-Saw’s current film projects include Mary Magdalene starring Academy Award® nominees Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix; John Cameron Mitchell’s How to Talk to Girls At Parties starring Elle Fanning and Nicole Kidman; and Academy Award® winner Steve McQueen’s Widows whichSee-Saw is producing for New Regency to be released by Twentieth Century Fox in 2018.

See-Saw’s television division formally started in 2012 and kicked off with the multi-award winning first season of Jane Campion’s ‘Top of the Lake’. Campion returned with ‘Top of The Lake: China Girl’ starring Elisabeth Moss, Nicole Kidman and Gwendoline Christie which premiered at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for a Golden Globe.

‘The New Legends of Monkey’, is See-Saw’s live action television series produced for Netflix, ABC Australia and TVNZ. See-Saw is currently in development on ‘The North Water’ to be written and directed byAndrew Haigh (45 Years), adapted from the novel by Ian McGuire.

]]>http://filmsnobbery.com/see-saw-films-appoints-nicky-earnshaw-as-head-of-production-for-uk-film-and-tv-divisions/feed/0Exclusive Q&A with Keegan Michael Key – CNET Magazine Summer 2018http://filmsnobbery.com/exclusive-qa-with-keegan-michael-key-cnet-magazine-summer-2018/
http://filmsnobbery.com/exclusive-qa-with-keegan-michael-key-cnet-magazine-summer-2018/#respondTue, 29 May 2018 22:18:41 +0000http://filmsnobbery.com/?p=19710Keegan Michael Key, best known for his hilarious sketches on Comedy Central’s “Key & Peele,” takes us into his fascination for Science Fiction and Action in films. We get a sneak peak on what to expect to see in one of his next projects, “The Predator”, and why he was interested in being part of the […]

]]>Keegan Michael Key, best known for his hilarious sketches on Comedy Central’s “Key & Peele,” takes us into his fascination for Science Fiction and Action in films.We get a sneak peak on what to expect to see in one of his next projects, “The Predator”, and why he was interested in being part of the reimagining of the film.

“Sci-fi , I love sci-fi — I couldn’t pass it up…The first “Predator” was one of my first what I would call “Game of Throne” experiences, where anybody could die at any time..”

Key and Guglielmo also talked about:

His love for the original “Predator”. “It’s one of [Arnold Schwarzenegger] better performances in his entire oeuvre, if you will, because he chose a vulnerability you’re not used to seeing.”

What we can expect in the reimagining of “the Predator. “There’s quite a lot of humor. The beginning of the movie is like you’re watching six stooges. And it was really a riot, I mean an absolute riot to do.”

Where he wishes to see the future of VR go. “What I would love to see is the next step in our VR experiences… If I was going to go to a hockey game, I’d want to sit right in front of the glass. But I just want to have the experience that the spectators have, so if they’re beating on the glass going “Get them!”

To read this entire Q&A, head on over to our friends over at CNET at the link below:

]]>http://filmsnobbery.com/exclusive-qa-with-keegan-michael-key-cnet-magazine-summer-2018/feed/0Bridget and Iainhttp://filmsnobbery.com/bridget-and-iain/
http://filmsnobbery.com/bridget-and-iain/#respondFri, 18 May 2018 19:34:23 +0000http://filmsnobbery.com/?p=19697Written by Norelle Scott, who also wrote the play this short film is adapted from, BRIDGET AND IAIN is a heartbreakingly relatable film about the struggle of a mother trying to keep her relationship alive with her son in the face of his ongoing drug addiction. Bridget (played with wrenching emotion by Vivienne Powell), is a soft-hearted […]

]]>Written by Norelle Scott, who also wrote the play this short film is adapted from, BRIDGET AND IAIN is a heartbreakingly relatable film about the struggle of a mother trying to keep her relationship alive with her son in the face of his ongoing drug addiction. Bridget (played with wrenching emotion by Vivienne Powell), is a soft-hearted mother who has acted as an enabler for her manipulative son Iain (Damian Sommerlad). Iain knows his mother’s soft spot for him and uses her kindness as a tool to get what he wants whether it be using his mother’s home as a rest stop in between drug binges and rehab stints, or as a scapegoat for his behavior. Iain is a child in a man’s body, who guilts his mother for not taking care of him, providing for him, or otherwise giving him whatever he wants on command. Despite her attempts to try to get her son help, ultimately she realizes that she needs to stop giving him what he wants, and allow Iain to decide for himself whether a relationship with his mother is worth getting clean for, or whether he’d rather continue down the same path he’s currently on without her.

With lingering shots designed to amp up the emotional punch of each scene, and a somber score provided by composer Catherine Grealish, this slice-of-life will hit home with any family affected by drug and/or alcohol abuse. Director Leah Patterson gets great performances from her cast, and along with her cinematographer Senda Bonnet, shows a great talent for shot composition and giving each character their moment to shine.

BRIDGET AND IAIN clocks in at just over 18 minutes but leaves an impression long after the credits have rolled. There are a couple of spots where it could have been a little tighter, and the subplot regarding Bridget holding onto a sum of money for Iain isn’t really ever resolved, but overall the film works on every level. Patterson and Scott will continue to have success if they continue churning out films like this.